All 1,498 M&A deals announced during 2003, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |
Allen Telecom
Allen Telecom is a wireless equipment maker.
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2003-07-15 | Acquisition | $500.0M | Deal → | |
| 52 |
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ProBusiness Services, Inc.
ProBusiness Services is a provider of comprehensive payroll services.
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2003-06-20 | Acquisition | $500.0M | Deal → | |
| 53 |
The Linksys Group
The Linksys Group provider of home networking products.
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2003-03-20 | Acquisition | $500.0M | Deal → | |
| 54 |
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Retevisión Audiovisual
Retevisión was born in 1989 as a public company, a division of the national publ…
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2003-11-14 | Acquisition | $497.5M | Deal → | |
| 55 |
Right Management
Right Management offers talent management, outplacement, career consulting, and …
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2003-12-10 | Acquisition | $488.0M | Deal → | |
| 56 |
Sirona Dental System
Sirona Dental System is a technology company that delivers customer-focused solu…
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2003-11-10 | Acquisition | $480.1M | Deal → | |
| 57 |
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3TEC Energy
3TEC Energy is a provider of exploration services.
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2003-02-03 | Acquisition | $432.0M | Deal → | |
| 58 |
Seminis
Seminis is an agriculture company that specializes in developing, growing, and m…
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2003-06-03 | Acquisition | $428.0M | Deal → | |
| 59 |
Meow Mix
Meow Mix is a variety of dry and wet cat food known for its advertising jingle. …
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2003-10-14 | Acquisition | $425.0M | Deal → | |
| 60 |
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LGP Allgon
LGP Allgon develops, manufactures and markets telecom products to improve radio …
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2003-12-01 | Acquisition | $407.0M | Deal → | |
| 61 |
Applied Molecular Evolution
Applied Molecular Evolution discovers, optimizes, and develops human bio-therape…
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2003-11-22 | Acquisition | $400.0M | Deal → | |
| 62 |
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Hollywood Casino Corp
Hollywood Casino Corporation develops, owns, and operates themed casino entertai…
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2003-03-03 | Acquisition | $397.9M | Deal → | |
| 63 |
Accantia Health & Beauty
Accantia Health & Beauty manufactures toiletries, skin care, and feminine hygien…
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2003-11-26 | Acquisition | $383.7M | Deal → | |
| 64 |
Farmland Foods
Farmland Foods is the pork production and processing business of Farmland Indust…
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2003-08-15 | Acquisition | $367.4M | Deal → | |
| 65 |
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Intersil Corporation - Wireless Networking Products Group(WLAN)
WLAN Business is a supplier of high-speed wireless networking solutions.
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2003-08-28 | Acquisition | $365.0M | Deal → | |
| 66 |
Oak Technology
A leading provider of solutions for the storage, manipulation and distribution o…
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2003-05-05 | Acquisition | $358.0M | Deal → | |
| 67 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is a marine construction and dredging company …
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2003-11-14 | Acquisition | $340.0M | Deal → | |
| 68 |
Primary Energy
Primary Energy Recycling builds, owns and operates clean and efficient energy re…
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2003-07-03 | Lbo | $335.0M | Deal → | |
| 69 |
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Mediq, Inc.
Mediq providing medical equipment outsourcing, asset management and peak-needs r…
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2003-10-30 | Acquisition | $330.0M | Deal → | |
| 70 |
Warn Industries
The company designs, manufactures and markets a full line of off-road equipment …
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2003-10-01 | Acquisition | $325.0M | Deal → | |
| 71 |
Norcraft Companies
Norcraft Companies is a recognized leader in the kitchen and bath industry.
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2003-10-20 | Acquisition | $315.0M | Deal → | |
| 72 |
Converse
We make rad sneakers and apparel.
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2003-07-09 | Acquisition | $309.0M | Deal → | |
| 73 |
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Molecular Probes
Molecular Probes was a biotechnology company located in Eugene, Oregon specializ…
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2003-07-02 | Acquisition | $303.9M | Deal → | |
| 74 |
Spinnaker Networks
Spinnaker Networks supplies scalable system architectures, clustering technologi…
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2003-11-04 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 75 |
Bakery Chef Inc
Bakery Chef Inc. makes frozen food products like biscuits, breads, french toast,…
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2003-11-14 | Acquisition | $287.5M | Deal → | |
| 76 |
Refresco
Refresco is a global independent beverage solutions provider offering a wide ran…
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2003-10-02 | Acquisition | $280.8M | Deal → | |
| 77 |
New World Communications
To protect our clients interest, we do this without having any provider obligati…
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2003-01-28 | Acquisition | $276.0M | Deal → | |
| 78 |
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Avaya - Connectivity Solutions (ACS)
Avaya - Connectivity Solutions (ACS) designs, develops and manufactures enterpri…
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2003-10-27 | Acquisition | $263.0M | Deal → | |
| 79 |
Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, video and music products to li…
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2003-07-03 | Acquisition | $255.0M | Deal → | |
| 80 |
Numerical Technologies
Numerical Technologies engages in the development and marketing of proprietary s…
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2003-01-13 | Acquisition | $250.0M | Deal → | |
| 81 |
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Ampafrance
Ampafrance is a manufacturer of a broad range of baby products including strolle…
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2003-01-29 | Acquisition | $240.0M | Deal → | |
| 82 |
Oculex Pharmaceuticals
Oculex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a drug delivery and pharmaceutical comp…
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2003-11-20 | Acquisition | $230.0M | Deal → | |
| 83 |
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FirstAssist Insurance Services
FirstAssist Insurance Services specializes in products and services that protec…
|
2003-04-04 | Management Buyout | $229.7M | Deal → | |
| 84 |
Azlan
Azlan provides networking, communications, midrange and enterprise servers, stor…
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2003-03-31 | Acquisition | $229.0M | Deal → | |
| 85 |
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Expertcity
Expertcity is an online marketplace helping brands and retailers improve retail …
|
2003-12-18 | Acquisition | $225.0M | Deal → | |
| 86 |
Kintana
Kintana designs, develops, and supports software that enables real-time decision…
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2003-06-10 | Acquisition | $225.0M | Deal → | |
| 87 |
Kessler Rehabilitation
Kessler Rehabilitation is a provider of comprehensive physical medicine and reha…
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2003-09-02 | Acquisition | $224.0M | Deal → | |
| 88 |
Artisan Entertainment
Artisan Entertainment produces and distributes theatrical motion pictures, child…
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2003-10-29 | Acquisition | $220.0M | Deal → | |
| 89 |
Everpure
Everpure is a global provider of water filtration products and services.
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2003-11-18 | Acquisition | $215.0M | Deal → | |
| 90 |
SUSE
SUSE provides reliable and interoperable Linux and cloud infrastructure solution…
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2003-11-07 | Acquisition | $210.0M | Deal → | |
| 91 |
Zone Labs
Zone Labs is a provider of endpoint security solutions.
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2003-12-15 | Acquisition | $205.0M | Deal → | |
| 92 |
X Technologies
X Technologies is a healthcare platform.
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2003-01-01 | Acquisition | $200.0M | Deal → | |
| 93 |
Multex.com
Multex.com is an Information Services company.
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2003-02-18 | Acquisition | $195.0M | Deal → | |
| 94 |
Parques Reunidos
Parques Reunidos is an international entertainment operator.
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2003-10-09 | Lbo | $194.8M | Deal → | |
| 95 |
Indigo Systems
Indigo Systems Corporation, based in Goleta, California, is a premier developer.
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2003-10-24 | Acquisition | $190.0M | Deal → | |
| 96 |
Inrange Technologies
Designs, manufactures, markets and services networking and switching products fo…
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2003-04-07 | Acquisition | $190.0M | Deal → | |
| 97 |
AIR-Serv Holding
AIR-Serv Holding is the largest operator of freestanding coin-operated tire infl…
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2003-03-21 | — | $190.0M | Deal → | |
| 98 |
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems designs, manufactures, and sells avionics an…
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2003-01-29 | Acquisition | $188.0M | Deal → | |
| 99 |
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InterPay
InterPay is a payroll and human resource administrative services provider.
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2003-04-01 | Acquisition | $182.0M | Deal → | |
| 100 |
Agency.com
Agency.com is an interactive marketing agency providing marketing strategy, adve…
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2003-07-30 | Acquisition | $181.0M | Deal → |